US20100283677A1 - Method, system, user equipment, network element and software product for generic broadcasted positioning assistance data - Google Patents

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US20100283677A1
US20100283677A1 US12/008,703 US870308A US2010283677A1 US 20100283677 A1 US20100283677 A1 US 20100283677A1 US 870308 A US870308 A US 870308A US 2010283677 A1 US2010283677 A1 US 2010283677A1
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    • G01S—RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES
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  • the invention relates to wireless telecommunications, and more particularly to satellite-based positioning and navigation systems.
  • the NAVSTAR Natural Signal Timing and Ranging
  • the GLONASS Global Orbiting Navigation Satellite System
  • NAVSTAR there are more than 20 satellites, also referred to as space vehicles (SV), that orbit the earth.
  • Each of the satellites transmits two carrier signals L1 and L2.
  • L1 is employed for carrying a navigation message and code signals of a standard positioning service (SPS).
  • SPS standard positioning service
  • the L1 carrier phase is modulated by each satellite with a different C/A (Coarse Acquisition) code.
  • C/A code is a pseudo random noise (PRN) code, which is spreading the spectrum over a nominal bandwidth of 2.046 MHz It is repeated every 1023 bits, the epoch of the code being 1 ms.
  • PRN pseudo random noise
  • the bits of the C/A code are also referred to as chips.
  • the carrier frequency of the L1 signal is further modulated with the navigation information at a bit rate of 50 bit/s.
  • the navigation information comprises in particular a timestamp indicating the time of transmission and ephemeris and almanac parameters.
  • SBAS satellites are typically geostationary satellites serving only a certain geographical region, thus not being globally available. Therefore, there are several SBASs either deployed or being under development to cover various areas such as Wide Area Augmentation System (WAAS) for North-America and Pacific areas, European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System (EGNOS) for European and North-Africa areas, and Multi-functional Satellite Augmentation System (MSAS) for Asian area.
  • WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System
  • GNOS European Geostationary Navigation Overlay System
  • MSAS Multi-functional Satellite Augmentation System
  • SBAS satellites may use the same signal structures as GPS to enable the reception and demodulation of the SBAS signals with the same GPS receiver hardware, so that only changes in the GPS receiver software would be needed.
  • GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System
  • the term GNSS is used to refer collectively to GPS, Galileo, GLONASS, SBAS, LAAS and QZSS (Quasi-Zenith Satellite System), or an element thereof.
  • a receiver supporting GNSSs will typically use either or both NAVSTAR and GLONASS to provide positioning, along with other components to improve accuracy and provide fast warning of problems.
  • the present invention relates to the field of Assisted GNSS, such as A-Galileo and other GNSS that will be supported in the future.
  • Assisted GPS Global Positioning System
  • A-GPS uses an assistance server to cut down the time needed by a ranging receiver (GPS receiver) to determine a location using GPS. It is useful in urban areas, where a user is often located in “urban canyons,” and when a user is under heavy tree cover. It is becoming more common and is often associated with Location Based Services (LBS) provided over cellular networks.
  • LBS Location Based Services
  • A-GPS differs from (ordinary) GPS by including the assistance server.
  • (ordinary) GPS networks there are only GPS satellites and GPS receivers.
  • the receiver In A-GPS networks, the receiver, being limited in processing power and normally under less than ideal locations for position fixing, communicates with the assistance server, which has high processing power and access to a reference network.
  • the A-GPS receiver and the assistance server share tasks, reducing the computational burden on the GPS receiver, but with the requirement of performing cellular communication with the assistance server.
  • An A-GPS receiver (i.e. one configured to use A-GPS and so communicate with an assistance server over a cellular network), can ask an assistance server, located at what is often called a (serving) Mobile Location Center, for the latest ephemeris for a satellite, or for corrections to the ephemeris to allow for a more accurate position fix determination by the A-GPS receiver.
  • an assistance server located at what is often called a (serving) Mobile Location Center, for the latest ephemeris for a satellite, or for corrections to the ephemeris to allow for a more accurate position fix determination by the A-GPS receiver.
  • GNSSs including European Galileo, Russian GLONASS, SBASs and Japanese QZSS
  • DGNSS Differential GNSS
  • a base station In every cellular system, a base station (BS) broadcasts information about the system parameters. This information is transmitted on a broadcast channel which can be received by every mobile station located within the coverage area of that base station.
  • broadcast messages are defined that carry assistance data for certain positioning methods, e.g. A-GPS.
  • UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System
  • UTRAN UMTS Terrestrial Radio Access Network
  • SIB System Information Blocks
  • A-GNSS message structure has been agreed in 3GPP for dedicated (one transmitter to one receiver) positioning assistance data delivery. See GP -062407, 3 GPP TS 44.031 V 7.3.0 (2006-12), “ Mobile Station ( MS )- Serving Mobile Location Centre (SMLC ) Radio Resource LCS Protocol (RRLP ) Release 7” and also see the international patent application titled “Supporting an Assisted Satellite Based Positioning” (WO2006134412 filed Jun. 13, 2005), both of which are herein incorporated by reference in their entirety. For implementation simplicity and efficiency it would be beneficial to use the same sort of messaging structure also for data broadcasts (one transmitter to many receivers).
  • the present invention discloses a novel method for broadcasting assistance data from network to mobile stations in a generic format.
  • a generic message is used for broadcasting GNSS-specific data. Because the message is generic, it can be used to carry assistance data for any GNSS.
  • the information about which broadcasted message contains data for which GNSS is included in the scheduling information allows the use of a generic concept in broadcasted messages without the reception overhead of unnecessary data.
  • the data that is common to all GNSS may be separated from GNSS-specific data and broadcasted in a separate information block.
  • FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a method according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a system according to the present invention.
  • This embodiment involves communication between a base station and mobile stations, and therefore the main part of implementation involves changes in software.
  • the generic message is copied from the point-to-point signaling.
  • Software changes would be made mainly to the scheduling information. This would maximize the implementation efficiency and forward compatibility.
  • This invention is primarily for the interface between the base station and mobile station. However, it also affects the interface within the network from a Serving Mobile Location Center (SMLC) to a base station (BS), because these positioning assistance data messages are created in the SMLC for routing to the base station (e.g. via other network elements), to be broadcasted by the base station.
  • SMLC Serving Mobile Location Center
  • BS base station
  • FIG. 1 is a flow chart showing a basic method according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the present invention includes a first concept that is a method 100 comprising: creating 110 a plurality of positioning assistance data messages in a generic format that assist a plurality of mobile stations determine their positions based upon signals from a plurality of types of global navigation satellite system; broadcasting 120 scheduling information from a terrestrial base station describing which of the positioning assistance data messages contain or contains positioning assistance data for which of the types of global navigation satellite system; and broadcasting 130 said positioning assistance data messages from said or another terrestrial base station, according to the scheduling information.
  • the present invention includes a second concept that is the first concept further comprising broadcasting in a separate information block, or in a separate at least one of the positioning assistance data messages having a generic format, common positioning assistance data that is common to more than one of said types of global navigation satellite system.
  • the present invention includes a third concept that is the second concept, wherein the common positioning assistance data is common to all of said types of global navigation satellite system that correspond to said plurality of positioning assistance data messages.
  • the present invention includes a fourth concept that is the first concept, wherein the types of global navigation satellite system include at least two that share a satellite in common.
  • the present invention include a fifth concept that is the first concept, wherein said generic format is substantially identical to a message structure used for dedicated positioning assistance data delivery.
  • the present invention include a sixth concept that is a software product, the software product comprising a computer readable medium having executable codes embedded therein; the codes, when executed, adapted to carry out the functions of: creating a plurality of positioning assistance data messages in a generic format that assist a plurality of mobile stations determine their positions based upon signals from a plurality of types of global navigation satellite system; broadcasting scheduling information from a terrestrial base station describing which of the positioning assistance data messages contain or contains positioning assistance data for which of the types of global navigation satellite system; and broadcasting said positioning assistance data messages from said or another terrestrial base station, according to the scheduling information.
  • the present invention includes a seventh concept that is the sixth said functions also comprise broadcasting in a separate information block, or in a separate at least one of the positioning assistance data messages having a generic format, common positioning assistance data that is common to more than one of said types of global navigation satellite system.
  • the present invention includes an eighth concept that is the seventh concept, wherein the common positioning assistance data is common to all of said types of global navigation satellite system that correspond to said plurality of positioning assistance data messages.
  • the present invention includes a ninth concept that is the sixth concept, wherein the types of global navigation satellite system include at least two that share a satellite in common.
  • the present invention include a tenth concept that is the sixth concept, wherein said generic format is substantially identical to a message structure used for dedicated positioning assistance data delivery.
  • the present invention includes an eleventh concept that is system or apparatus or network element comprising: means for creating a plurality of positioning assistance data messages in a generic format that assist a plurality of mobile stations determine their positions based upon signals from a plurality of types of global navigation satellite system; means for broadcasting scheduling information from a terrestrial base station describing which of the positioning assistance data messages contain or contains positioning assistance data for which of the types of global navigation satellite system; and means for broadcasting said positioning assistance data messages from said or another terrestrial base station, according to the scheduling information.
  • the present invention includes a twelfth concept that is the eleventh concept further comprising means for broadcasting in a separate information block, or in a separate at least one of the positioning assistance data messages having a generic format, common positioning assistance data that is common to more than one of said types of global navigation satellite system.
  • the present invention includes a thirteenth concept that is the twelfth concept, wherein the common positioning assistance data is common to all of said types of global navigation satellite system that correspond to said plurality of positioning assistance data messages.
  • the present invention includes a fourteenth concept that is the eleventh concept, wherein the types of global navigation satellite system include at least two that share a satellite in common.
  • the present invention include a fifteenth concept that is the eleventh concept, wherein said generic format is substantially identical to a message structure used for dedicated positioning assistance data delivery.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing basic network elements according to an embodiment of the invention.
  • the present invention includes a sixteenth concept that is system or apparatus or network element 200 comprising: a location center 210 configured to create a plurality of positioning assistance data messages in a generic format that assist a plurality of mobile stations determine their positions based upon signals from a plurality of types of global navigation satellite system; a scheduling module 212 configured to broadcast scheduling information from a terrestrial base station 220 describing which of the positioning assistance data messages contain or contains positioning assistance data for which of the types of global navigation satellite system; and a positioning assistance module 214 configured to broadcast said positioning assistance data messages from said or another terrestrial base station, according to the scheduling information.
  • a location center 210 configured to create a plurality of positioning assistance data messages in a generic format that assist a plurality of mobile stations determine their positions based upon signals from a plurality of types of global navigation satellite system
  • a scheduling module 212 configured to broadcast scheduling information from a terrestrial base station 220 describing which of the positioning assistance data messages contain
  • the present invention includes a seventeenth concept that is the sixteenth concept further comprising a common data module configured to broadcast in a separate information block, or in a separate at least one of the positioning assistance data messages having a generic format, common positioning assistance data that is common to more than one of said types of global navigation satellite system.
  • the present invention includes an eighteenth concept that is the seventeenth concept, wherein the common positioning assistance data is common to all of said types of global navigation satellite system that correspond to said plurality of positioning assistance data messages.
  • the present invention includes a nineteenth concept that is the sixteenth concept, wherein the types of global navigation satellite system include at least two that share a satellite in common.
  • the present invention includes a twentieth concept that is the sixteenth concept, wherein said generic format is substantially identical to a message structure used for dedicated positioning assistance data delivery.
  • the present invention includes a twenty-first concept that is mobile station comprising: a receiver configured to receive at least one of a plurality of broadcasted positioning assistance data messages in a generic format that assist in determining position based upon signals from at least one of a plurality of types of global navigation satellite system; a schedule reading module configured to read broadcasted scheduling information from a terrestrial base station describing which of the positioning assistance data messages contain or contains positioning assistance data for which of the types of global navigation satellite system; and a positioning module configured to use said positioning assistance data messages from said or another terrestrial base station according to the scheduling information.
  • the present invention includes a twenty-second concept that is the twenty-first concept further comprising a common data processing module configured to process common data broadcasted in a separate information block, or in a separate at least one of the positioning assistance data messages having a generic format, said common data being common to more than one of said types of global navigation satellite system.
  • the embodiments described above can be implemented using a general purpose or specific-use computer system, with standard operating system software conforming to the method described herein.
  • the software is designed to drive the operation of the particular hardware of the system, and will be compatible with other system components and I/O controllers.
  • the computer system of this embodiment includes the CPU processor shown, comprising a single processing unit, multiple processing units capable of parallel operation, or the CPU can be distributed across one or more processing units in one or more locations, e.g., on a client and server.
  • Memory may comprise any known type of data storage and/or transmission media, including magnetic media, optical media, random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), a data cache, a data object, etc.
  • RAM random access memory
  • ROM read-only memory
  • memory may reside at a single physical location, comprising one or more types of data storage, or be distributed across a plurality of physical systems in various forms.

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